While I can't see who places orders through my Amazon link - and thank you to all of you who remember to support MommyLife in this way! - I do have access to a report of products ordered.
This has proven to be a rich resource as I come across books or products that I know would be great for everyone out there.
I LOVE this book, which someone ordered a few days ago:
Written at a 1.7 grade reading level, this book begins where a child would begin - in the place where she lives - and expands from there, bridging the gap between the child's concrete understanding and the abstract thinking involved in understanding maps.
From the School Library Journal:
Beginning with simple crayon drawings of the floor plans of the girl's room and house, the book expands the mapping concept to her street, her town, her state, her country, and finally to the world. Colorful illustrations show a composite of the entire area that is being charted on the facing page. On each successive page, the child points out her street, hometown, state, and country, and the world. The process then reverses as she finds the U.S. on a world map and works back down the scale to her own room again, ending: "...everybody has their own special place on the map."
This is the kind of thing that can sometimes be overlooked in a child's early education - making it more difficult to learn later on. As Montessori taught, the child who is given this type of exposure in the very early years will not struggle so much later on with learning.
This is truly a brilliant introduction to maps for children. Putting it on my Wish List now.
And btw, it is eligible for Amazon's current 4-for3 promotion
. Always remember when you buy at Amazon to click on Super Saver Shipping before you check out. for orders over 25., shipping is free,
While I can't see who places orders through my Amazon link - and thank you to all of you who remember to support MommyLife in this way! - I do have access to a report of products ordered.
This has proven to be a rich resource as I come across books or products that I know would be great for everyone out there.
I LOVE this book, which someone ordered a few days ago:
Written at a 1.7 grade reading level, this book begins where a child would begin - in the place where she lives - and expands from there, bridging the gap between the child's concrete understanding and the abstract thinking involved in understanding maps.
From the School Library Journal:
This is the kind of thing that can sometimes be overlooked in a child's early education - making it more difficult to learn later on. As Montessori taught, the child who is given this type of exposure in the very early years will not struggle so much later on with learning.
This is truly a brilliant introduction to maps for children. Putting it on my Wish List now.
And btw, it is eligible for Amazon's current 4-for3 promotion
. Always remember when you buy at Amazon to click on Super Saver Shipping before you check out. for orders over 25., shipping is free,